KEANSBURG – Authorities are asking the public for help finding a man who allegedly threatened a police officer over the phone on Saturday night.

Keansburg resident Armando Cruz was charged with terroristic threats and remained at large as of 2 p.m. on Monday, police said.

At around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a local tavern for a report of several people acting suspiciously in the bar, Deputy Chief Michael Pigott said in an email.

Alexander Brito, 32, of Red Bank, was arrested after police determined he had active warrants out of Monmouth County Superior Court and Sayreville Municipal Court, Pigott said. Brito also had cocaine and marijuana on him, Pigott said.

While at the bar, police officers also interviewed Cruz, who was with Brito and was known to officers from previous incidents, Pigott said.

At approximately 11:10 p.m. that evening, police officer Tiffanie Dellapietro was at headquarters when Cruz allegedly called police and threatened her and other officers with bodily harm, Pigott said. Cruz was charged with terroristic threats but has not yet been arrested, Pigott said.

Police are asking anyone who may know where Cruz is to call 732-787-0600 and said all calls would be kept confidential.